Swana Surname
Approximately 9,822 people bear this surname
Swana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4,535 | 1:16,291 | 2,031 |
| Pakistan | 2,145 | 1:83,284 | 2,838 |
| South Africa | 1,879 | 1:28,833 | 3,703 |
| Zambia | 1,046 | 1:15,153 | 1,724 |
| Indonesia | 88 | 1:1,502,832 | 101,066 |
| United States | 51 | 1:7,107,038 | 327,397 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Guatemala | 10 | 1:1,608,267 | 5,853 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Swana (1,899) may also be a first name.
Swana Demographics
Average Swana Salary in
United States
$52,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Swana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Swana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Swana (Arabic: سوانا, Bengali: স্বনা, Hindi: स्वाना, Oriya: ନା) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Swana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 52,147th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 741,962 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Swana reside; 46 percent reside in Central Africa and 46 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 174,422nd most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 1,899 people.
Swana is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 4,535 people, or 1 in 16,291. Beside The DR Congo this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 22 percent live and South Africa, where 19 percent live.
Swana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Swana has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 464 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Swana Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Swana surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Swana earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 7.75% less than the national average, earning R 219,228 per year and in United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Swana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Swana in the Bengali language | ||
| স্বনা | sbana | - |
| Swana in the Hindi language | ||
| स्वाना | svana | 66.67 |
| स्वना | svana | 6.67 |
| सवाना | savana | 6.67 |
| सबाना | sabana | 6.67 |
| सबना | sabana | 6.67 |
| स्वर्णा | svarna | 6.67 |
| Swana in the Oriya language | ||
| ନା | na | 25 |
| ନନ୍ | nan | 25 |
| ାନା | ana | 25 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 25 |
| Swana in the Arabic language | ||
| سوانا | swana | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Swana
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